name change

[Jim Stewart ...]

Hermes changing name to Evri....is it really because every bugger calls them herpes ? ...

[Jeff Gaines]

I think it's because they lose nearly Evri delivery :-)

[Jim Stewart ...]

good point well made

[soup]

Not EVERY. I know Hermes get a very bad press but I have never had any problems with them, mind you I do have a straightforward address, live in the outskirts of a big city (Edinburgh :Scotland,) and have a delivery centre three~four miles away (drivers have local knowledge?).

Our main door faces onto the street so no hedge for stuff to get tossed over and have set up a "please use the greenhouse if no-one in" system.

[Fredxx]

I had an excellent example of why I don't use Herpes.

Friday: got an email saying they couldn't deliver to my work address because they couldn't find it. They supplied a photo of a road I didn't recognise.

The company can be found on Google maps, as can the address, both within yards of the office door.

Our local centre is also a few miles away. There was a good driver for a few years but he left for more money. It's now a different driver every day.

Likewise!

Of course the supplier used PackLink, so Herpes wiped their hand of any responsibility.

[Dave Plowman (News]

Just wondering how you ensure things you buy online don't come via Hermes?

I've used them a lot for sending things. As they have a convenient parcel locker. And they've been faultless.

[Peter Johnson]

As it's a German company they are hardly likely to be aware of the daft names that Brits invent.

[Scott]

Not exclusive to Hermes though. Parcelforce refused to deliver a parcel because it was addressed to 'Top Floor Right' [with a number and street] instead of 'Flat 3/2' and therefore was not correctly addressed. When I complained I was told that it was not the job of the postman to guess where top right might be.